low north of bermuda taking on tropical characteristics?

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low north of bermuda taking on tropical characteristics?

#1 Postby rainstorm » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:38 am

looks interesting this morning
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#2 Postby rainstorm » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:42 am

http://www.esl.lsu.edu/special_gifs/trop_lant4col.gif
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#3 Postby Hurricanehink » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:56 am

Water temperatures are marginally favorable. They are around 75, so some subtropical development is possible. However, upper level winds are fairly strong...
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#4 Postby weatherwindow » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:54 am

on the visible loop...convection has wrapped almost completely around the center. 75deg is, certainly, a bit nippy..however, never say never....rich
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#5 Postby george_r_1961 » Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:09 pm

Anything is possible...remember this has been an unusual season, but given the marginal SST's I feel that, despite the sattelite presentation that this is a cold core system that has occluded and is becoming cut off from its parent frontal system.
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